Hose-supporter



W. 8. HUNKINS.

HOSE SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 16. 1921.

Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

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WILLIAM S. HUNKINS, DE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Novf29, i921.

Gontinuation of application Serial 1T0. 430,622, filed. December 14, 1920. This application filed July 16, 1921. Serial No. 485,380.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM S. Humans, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Hollywood Station, Los Angeles, California, have invented a new and useful Hose-Supporter, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to a device of the character set forth in my former Patent #l,35l,t85 of @ctober 5, 1920, and the present application is a continuation of my former application $30,622 filed December 14:, 1920, the present application being confined to the subject matter not claimed in my aforesaid application although fully.

shown and described therein, and constituting an invention independent of the invention claimed in said former application.

The object of the invention claimed herein is to provide a-simple, inexpensive and effective means for securing a tape, sometimes termed a tab end, to a bushing, so that it will be held in proper position to be easily handled by the operative who is to sews'aid tab end to the garment to which the bushing is to be attached. Heretofore it has been the practice for the operative who is to do the sewing to also attach theta-pe to the bushin'", which act involves a substantial loss of: time. By the present invention, one operative may rapidly thread many bushings with short lengths of tape, and the same will. be so held that the two ends of the tape will be positioned correctly for the sewing process to be performed later by other operatives who are relieved of the burden of the assembly work.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of a construction embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the bushing illustrating the method of threading the tape therewith. I

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bushing.

' connector is, of course, immaterial.

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1 represents a tubular bushing which is designed to receive and support a connector, for example, a safety pin, the pin portion being indicated at 2 (see Fig.1), the bushing serving to reinforce the pin so that it will not bend under strain. The form of said bushing 1 has an integral lateral offset plate or extension 3 which is slitted longitudinally so as to form the two spaced bars l-5, these The bars being properly spaced to permit the two ends of a webbing to be tucked underneath the same as shown. 7 represents a strip of webbing which is to constitute th tab end. This webbing is folded around the bushing l, and the two ends are tucked under the bars 4i5, the latter serving to hold the two ends together as shown in solid lines in F 2, so that the operative who is to sew or stitch the tab to a garment (a portion of which is indicated at 8) may pick up the tab with the two'ends in position and sew it in It is apparent that when these bushings and strips of Webbing have been combined. as shown in F 2, it will operate greatly to the advantage of the 1nanufacturor in the saving of time required to the same to the garment. It is also apparent that when said parts are combined they will stay in place since said parts are so light that the frictional engagement between the is relatively so great that accidental disei'igagement will rarely if ever occur.

What I claim is:

In a device of the character described, a tubular bushing, a lateral extension from one side thereof, said extension being slitted to form two bars, said bars being oppositely offset to provide a passage for the two ends of a supporting tape arranged to surround said bushing, said bars operating to hold together the projecting ends of such a ta e;

WILLIAM S. HUNKINS. 

